A Rocky Road Ahead? German-American Friendshoring in an Era of Systemic Rivalry
AICGS at the 2023 Munich Security Conference China’s growing international presence has far-ranging effects on both the United States and Germany in areas such as economics and trade, technology policy, …
Rethinking Transatlantic Priorities
AICGS at the 2022 Munich Security Conference With a new coalition government in Berlin and mid-term elections on the horizon in the United States, the United States and Germany face …
Expanding the Transatlantic Toolbox for Economic and Strategic Competition with China: Export Control, Foreign Subsidy Rules, and Investment Screening
As calls for more methodical and coherent policy measures to manage economic and strategic competition with China continues to grow across the Atlantic, both the United States and the European …
Competition and Compromise: The Biden Administration’s Emerging China Policy and the Prospect for Transatlantic Cooperation
After four years of tumultuous U.S. foreign policy under the Trump administration, the Biden presidency is aiming to bring a more strategic and disciplined approach, especially with regard to China. …
China as Digital Superpower: An American-German Workshop on Digital Infrastructure and Digital Security
Today’s China has grown into a digital superpower alongside the United States with its central role in global digital technology manufacturing, innovation, and increasing market share. This has created a …
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Partner, Competitor, or Rival? The China Conundrum in Transatlantic Relations
Official Side Event at the 2020 Munich Security Conference China’s growing international presence has far-ranging effects on both the United States and Germany in areas such as economics and trade, …
Transatlantic Young Leadership Program
Giving Voice to Diversity AICGS’ “Transatlantic Young Leadership Program: Giving Voice to Diversity” addresses the theme “Immigration, Integration, and a New Transatlantic Generation.” As part of this initiative, ten diverse …
More than Trade Policy?
U.S. and German Responses to the New Global Economy This event is the second of the Allianz Geoeconomics Speaker Series. Marcel Fratzscher is President of DIW Berlin (German Institute of …
Finance, Trade, and Brexit
The European and German Agenda After the EU Elections One month ahead of the European Parliament elections, AICGS and the Hanns Seidel Foundation hosted MdB Alexander Radwan for a roundtable …
Post NAFTA
The United States, Germany, Canada, and Mexico in the Global Economy The new “U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement” (USMCA) signed on October 1 presents a number of important indications about the future direction of …
Global Value Chains, Local Economic Values
The Automobile Industry’s Role in Trade and Investment The Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT) and the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) hosted a timely discussion about …
A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation
Foreign & Domestic Policy Virtual Meeting With radical unpredictability being a factor on both sides of the Atlantic—in Germany, uncertainty regarding coalition formation and in the U.S., uncertainty coming from …
A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation
Geoeconomics Virtual Meeting As the dialogue around trade and economic cooperation has become increasingly heated over the last few months, participants in the Geoeconomics group of the AICGS project “A …
Muslim Women in Germany and the United States
Common and Complex Challenges Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of practitioners and experts from Germany and the United States, this workshop focuses on the economic situation of Muslim women, the …
